Apparently the weather from next weekend will be 40 degrees C (102F+) and above so any backburning or fire control needs to be done in the next few days (even though the fires are still out of control), in preparation for next weekend's onslaught About 70 firefighters from New Zealand arrived yesterday to help out. We are OK where I live (so far) so I can't physically help, but will donate to the Wildlife Information and Rescue Service to help their amazing effort.